intelligence — UK US /ɪnˈtelɪdʒəns/ noun [U] ► the ability to learn and understand things quickly and easily: »Her high intelligence, ability and drive were evident from the start. »People questioned the intelligence of his decision. »an intelligence test ►… … Financial and business terms

intelligence — intelligence, intelligence testing A well trampled arena of combat between the advocates of the supremacy of nature and nurture, intelligence is commonly thought of as synonymous with the Intelligence Quotient (IQ), devised originally by Alfred… … Dictionary of sociology

Intelligence — Intelligence, in the military sense, is knowledge about actual or potential enemies in peace and war that is possibly of decisive advantage when coherently and imaginatively interpreted and acted upon. Carl von Clausewitz noted that… … Encyclopedia of the Age of Imperialism, 1800–1914